Hubble's Spectrograph: Colors of Cosmic Origins

What spectroscopes do for astronomers and how the HST will use one.
Credit: NASA/GSFC

All Episodes of Hubble's Universe

So many discoveries have been made because HST's data is available to everyone.

Episode 1
Restoring Hubble's Vision

A key goal for NASA's last Hubble overhaul is to fix the space telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys...
Episode 2
The Ultimate Repair Job

Astronauts will attempt an unprecedented repair of Hubble's broken spectrograph, which was never designed...
Episode 3
Hubble Service Mission 4 - Countdown

Overview of the STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
Episode 4
Hubble Service Mission 4 - Animation

A musical animation of the space shuttle capture, service and separation of the Hubble Space Telescope...
Episode 5
Hubble Service Mission 4 - Crew Aids and Tools

A look at the tools needed to service a space telescope on orbit.
Episode 6
Hubble Service Mission 4 - Spacecraft Chamber of Horrors

A look at NASA's spacecraft testing chambers at the Goddard Space Flight Center.
Episode 7
Hubble Service Mission 4 - Control Center

A behind the scenes look at the Space Telescope Control Center at Goddard Space Flight Center.
Episode 8
Hubble Service Mission 4 - Goddard's Engineer Divers

An underwater look at the training necessary for EVA's at Goddard Space Flight Center.
Episode 9
Hubble Service Mission 4 - Crew Training

A look at the training of the STS-125 crew at the Goddard Space Flight Center.
Episode 10
Hubble Service Mission 4 - Vision of Hubble

A look at the Wide Field Camera 3 being added to Hubble to extend its vision.

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